Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun allotment
2 senses of allotment
Sense 1
allotment, allocation -- (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
=> share, portion, part, percentage -- (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash")
Sense 2
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation -- (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state")
=> distribution -- (the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)